[, ]the act of printing a book, a magazine, etc. and making it available to the public; a book, a magazine, etc. that has been published（书刊等的）出版，发行；出版物◆The publication date of the catalogue is April 1st.目录的出版日期是 4 月 1 日。◆specialist publications for engineers面向工程师的专业出版物 [] the act of printing sth in a newspaper, report, etc. so that the public knows about it发表；刊登；公布◆the publication of the company's annual results公司年度业绩的公布